Platform as a Service is a technology designed to improve application development and deployment in the cloud. But does PaaS really pay off? Vanson Bourne asked 700 IT decision-makers, and these were their results

1. Does PaaS
Pay Off?

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Who did we survey?
Does Platform-as-a-Service really improve
application development and deployment?
Vanson Bourne* polled 700 IT decision-
makers from mid-sized organizations and
asked:
Does PaaS pay off?
* An independent technology market research provider; research conducted 2Q14

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What size organizations were in our survey?

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Which industry sectors were in our survey?

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Where are respondants located?

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How many in the survey actually use PaaS?

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The Results?
Of those who use it:
 97% found that PaaS benefits
application development
 95% found that PaaS benefits
application deployment

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What kinds of benefits were identified in the survey?

9. To learn more about the survey and
discover how PaaS pays off, visit:
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